Taxpayers face Waitangi week walloping
Monday, 4 February 2019, 11:54 am
Press Release: New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers face Waitangi week walloping
FEBRUARY 4
2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
This Waitangi period is
shaping up to be one of the most expensive ever for
taxpayers, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’
Union.
Taxpayers’ Union Executive
Director Jordan Williams says, “So far this Waitangi
period, the Government has announced $100 million for Maori landowners, $27 million for infrastructure in
Kaipara, $82 million for jobs programmes, and $21 million for digital ‘hubs’. So
far, that’s $230 million taken from taxpayers, and we’ve
still got a few days to go!”
“The Waitangi
period should be about reflecting on New Zealand’s
origins, not using taxpayer money to buy support from iwi
leaders. Instead of screwing taxpayers, the Government
should examine its own role in impoverishing Māori through
restrictions on house-building and punitive tobacco
taxes.”
ENDS
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